The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-03
WOMEN NOT E11GInLE.
Commission OF Miss Gregory ~ Notary Pub.
W llc Revoked by tho Governor.

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COLUMBUS, O., June 2.-Governor For
aker's attention 'waa to-day called to the
fact that q commission as notary public
had been issued from bis office to lady,
Miss D. s. Gregory, Of Cleveland, though
the statutes expressly provide that only
an elector is eligible to appointment rs
notary. The commission was obtained
under false pretenses. 1t was to-day 70.
voked on the discovery Of the fact that It
had been Issued 10 lady. The applica.
tion ot Misc Gregory Tor appointment
contained nothing to intimate her sex, %
tho name was wrltten simply ID. s,
Gregory" and attorneys A. j. Marvin
and L. W. Laird, Of Cleveland, wore
bondsmen for the faithful discharge Of the
duties Of the Office by ID. &. Gregory
AS they are practicing lawyers In Oteve.
land, and must be familiar enough with
law to know that Miss Gregory was incl.
lgible Tor the appointment, 1t is a trile
remarkable that they should have pro.
cured her appointment in this man ner.
The reason, however, for the appoint.
ment being made without any question Is
found In the following certificate from
Judge Henry W. Mckinney:
7htsia:tQt Ohio. cGvahega county, ~.
n Is hereby certified that d. S. Gregory.
an applicant for appointment to the Office
Of notary public for the county OF Cuys.
hoga, Is Of good moral character; that be
Ia an elector Of said county and that be
possesses sufficient qualifications and
ability to discharge properly the duties Of
tho office Of notary public.
This certificate was duly signed by
Judge Mckinney in his official capacity.
Why should any Que IN the Governors
office suspect D. s. Gregory OF being OF the
fsmininsgender when Judge Mckinney
certified :" he Is an elector OF said county,
and that he possesses sufficient qualifca.
tions, etc." ,r.
1t is true that in the affidavit of D. s.
Gregory, following this, that the said
Gregory La not banker or broker" An
"s" Is interpolated before the "he' in such
manner that not one person In hun-
dred would notice 1t without especial at
tention being directed to it. The com.
mission was obtained under false pre-.
lenses and was revoked to-day by tho fol-
lowing order:
WHEREAS, On the 7th day OF May, A.
d. 1887, a commission to hold the office
and discharge the duties OF notary public
was issued to one D. s. Gregory, Of Ouya.
hoga county, female person, 1t being
supposed at that time that she was male
person, and an elec!or Of said county, as
ahs was duly certified to be by Hon. Henry
W. Mckinney, Judge Of the Court OF Com
mon Pleas; and whereas the facts above
stated, and her consequent inability to
hold said office, are now made to appear
by satisfactory evidence, 1t is ordered, by
reason thereof, that the said commission
be and the same Is hereby revoked.
In testimony whereof, etc.
J. B. FORAKER.
By the Governor.
J. s. ROBINSON, Secretary OF State.
The question OF the eligibility OF the ap.
pointmsnt oi notary Of a lady was raised
last September in the case OF Norah @,
Carpenter, who then applied for such ap-
pointment. Attorney General Kohler on
September s, 1885, rendered the following
decision, which has since been followed in
lhe Governors office: 49,
The application Of Norah G. Carpenter,
an applicant for appointment to the otEcs
to notary public Tor Defiance county, has
been handed to me, and my opinion upon
the question whether, under the laws Of
this State, the applicant (being woman)
10 eligible to the office. FIs
Section ITO Of the Revieed Statutes Of
Ohio, as amended, vol. 81, 0. L. p. II, in
terms confines such appointments to the
Office Of notary public to persona having
the qualifications OF electors, who are citi.
zens Of the State residing in the several
counties from which they are appointed.
The original act provided for the ap.
pointment' Of persons, male and female;
but this has been changed by the amend.
ment referred to above. ;, pT1 9 ~
1t follows, therefore, that woman, not
being an elector in this State, cannot be
appointed to the office Of notary public.